Hugo Young withering article: WMD or not, Blair had already made up his mind
'I don't doubt Blair's sincerity in wanting to persuade himself and the voters, as well as the soldiers he sent to war, that the threat posed by Saddam's WMD was the total reason for the conflict. He does sincerity very well... He does it well because he cannot believe otherwise.'

In other words, Blair is a compulsive liar, the kind who convinces himself of his own lies. But the WMD hoax and the insane neocon Bush doctrine will impose its cost. Blair cant pretend he has that many friends in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, even in Britain or the the US itself over this absurd and criminal policy.

Hugo Young withering article: WMD or not, Blair had already made up his mind
'I don't doubt Blair's sincerity in wanting to persuade himself and the voters, as well as the soldiers he sent to war, that the threat posed by Saddam's WMD was the total reason for the conflict. He does sincerity very well... He does it well because he cannot believe otherwise.'

In other words, Blair is a compulsive liar, the kind who convinces himself of his own lies. But the WMD hoax and the insane neocon Bush doctrine will impose its cost. Blair cant pretend he has that many friends in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, even in Britain or the the US itself over this absurd and criminal policy.